Question follow-through · 113010
Defibrillators: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment has been made of the potential merits of extending VAT exemption on defibrillators to include purchases of units installed in private homes.
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 11 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 23 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 26 Feb 2026 · 15 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
11 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment has been made of the potential merits of extending VAT exemption on defibrillators to include purchases of units installed in private homes.
23 Feb 2026
Target answer date
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26 Feb 2026
Answer published
The Government currently provides VAT reliefs to aid the purchase of defibrillators. For example, when an Automated External Defibrillator is purchased with funds provided by a charity and then donated to an eligible body, no VAT is charged. Furthermore, ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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